Copy-holder.



'R'." B. GRIFFITH.

COPY HOLDER.

APPLICATION 111L221) JAN; 15, 1912.

9 Patented Dec. 8, 1914 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

. RUSSELL B. GRIFFITH, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. ASSIGNOB. BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, T0 LINEATIME IVlANUFACTURING C0,, INC, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

COPY-HOLDER.

Original application filed January 6, 1908. Serial No. -109.550. Divided and this application filed January Specification of Letters Patent.

15, 1912. Serial No. 671,191.

all whom it may concern: lie it known that I, R-UssELL B. (inur ri'rn, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe andState of New' York, have invented certa1.i i nel\v and usefuh Improvements in C-opjflHolders; and I do hereby declarethe folldwing to be a. full, clear, audexact de- My present invention relates to copyholders or paper holders, and it hasfor its object to provide'a copyplate or pad supporting backing with simple and cheaply constructed though eliicient and convenient means for temporarily holding a sheet or a plurality of sheets of paper in place there on for the purpose, for instance, of reading or transcribing the Writing they contain.

Alurther object of the invention is-to also provide means for holding the turned pages back and the improvements are particularly adapted. for line indicating or movable'copyholders of the character set forth in my prior application-Serial No. 409,550, filed Janufiry 6,1908, of which this application is a tli vision.

To these an other ends. the invention consists in certain;improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, thenovel features bein; pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lineindicating c'opyholder embodying a copyplate constructed in no cordance with andillustrating one embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a rear-elevation of a portion of the upper part of the copyplate show-in I the manner in which the paper clips are journaled thereon and the springs for actuating them; ig. 3 is a side elevation of the parts shown in 2 with the clips i released position, and Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the clips in normal or gripping position.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several figures indicate the same parts.

Asabo v'e indicated, my improvements are particulrly useful in connection with line indicating mechanical copjiholders and in in the manner Fig. 1 is shown such 'a copyholder, which, described generally, comprises a frame- A provided with suitable guides'on which slides vertically a vertically disposed and preferably lat copvplate .or backing l. A stationary line indicator B'spans' the face of the plate and the copy,- held to the latter hereinafter described, is moved .past the indicator with a step -bvstep movement communicated the plate through suitable intermediary devices con nected with an operating "lever C extending forwardly from the frame and plate. Vhen the latter has been elevated to apoint at which the bottom line is carried past the indicator P, the plate is released and dropped back to its original position in order that the indicator may traverse the next page in the same manner, and before or after the release, the copied page is turned to reveal the next, all as set forth in the copyplate. 1 is preferably formed of thin sheet material and rectangular input li'pe; its dimensions an'pttoximating" the maximum dimensions of; the; cop'yf-sheets which it is designed to accommodate and at one end. in the'present illustrated embodi ment. the upper end. is arranged the main eopv-holding clip for'receiving 'thesheets against the face of the plate. .This clip ma} be conveniently constructed. from a single piece of material, 'such as wire and comprises in the. present instances yoke having a bar portion 2 disposed across the face of thercopy plate and having a-looped portion 3 at one and. preferably. both ends.

the material beyond the loops extending at" I right. angles to the bar and again looped at {l and thence inwardly at 5 parallel Withthe bar. the inwardlv extending portions being pivoted in brackets 6 secured to the rear .of the copy plate. A spring or tension member 7 normally operates to press the bar against the face of thecopy plate, while the loopedvport-ions 3 are bent outwardlv angularlv to the general plane of the clip as shown in Figs. 2 and?) to form a better purchase for the fingers of the opera tor in raising the bar upon an axis transverse to the copv plate against the tension of the spring to insert the copy,

1-5 loops together.

20 gage,

Arranged above the cop retaining clip just described is a leaf retz'iining clip 8 which I prefer to construct in a similar manner. with the exception that an inner 5 -oop corresponding to the loop i may be. dispensed i'ith. It is also pivt in the bracket 6 to move upon an ax with that of the other. but is titted with a tension member 9 which nornmily presses 10 it against-the 'faceof the cop plate in an other. Aseach page is copied, it is turned back on the bar and slipped beneath the leaf retaining clip by lifting tlie latter through outward pressure on. the. finger piece; "To obtain a greater range of movement for. both clips. and to make it conform more. nearl to the naturally assumed position of the'folded leaves. I prefer to bend or inclinethe upper end of the copy 'platerearn ardly, as'sliown at 11. The brackets 6 are preferably disposed across the line; of dema mat-ion 12 and their fa's- -teningilil arranged.- upon both thereof for strengthening purposes.

While-as I have stated. vent-ion is particularly applicable to copy- 40-holders. of the t pe illn. rated. it is plain that it is not limited. to such use as. for iristance. the plate 1 might be an ordinary writing board such as is used'to hold a Writing padbutthe functions of the clips in holding the latter and its turned pages in place would be the same.

I claim as m v invention:

1. In a copy holder. the combination with a copy plate. of-a spring actuated copy re 5 tainingz clip moi-.flted to turn about an axis extending transversely of the clip. and having an operating portion, and a spring, actn atcd leaf retaining clip mounted to turn abouta horizontal axis and having an operatingportion located in proximity to the operating portion of the copy retaining clip.

said clips having a. normal tendency to r0- tate in opposite directions.

2. In a copy lmlder. the comhii'iation with a copy plate. of a ropy'retaii'iing'clip comprisin; a bar extendingtransversely across the face of the. copy plate and laarinc a looped portion at each end arranged at the sides of the latter, the n'iaterial l: e \-'ond the loops extending at right angles to the bar pa rallel the present in and again looped and thence inwardly parallel with the bar, the inwardly extending portions being pivoted to the copy plate and said first mentioned looped portions being bent angularly to the. general plane of the clip and to the plane of the last mentioned loop. and a tension membernormal y operating to prcssthe bar agaii'ist the face of the copy p ate.

v 3. In a copy holder, the combination with a copy plate, of acopy retaining clippivole'tl thereto coin nising a bar "extending across the face of the; copyplate" and mov-.

able toward and fromfthe latter upon an axis disposed transversely thereto,- a similarly formedl lea fretaining clip arranged above the other, the axes of said clips being parallel. and tensionm'ehibers normally op- 2 crating" to force thebars ofboth clips in opposite directions against the face of the copy plate. I p

4. In a copy holder, the combination with a copy plate. of acop'y holding clip comprising a yoke having a central bar portion extending aeross'the face of the copy plate and its ends pivoted to'thc latter torender said bar movable toward and frorn'th'e copy plate on an axis extending transversely thereof, a" similarly formed ,lca-f retaining clip arranged above said copy. holding clip',' .the

axes of the" clips beingparallel;and tension members normally operating to force the bar portions of both of'sa'id clips' in opposite directions against the face of the copyplate. V

5. In a copy holder the combination with a copy platehaving: a rearwardly extending portion at its upper end. ofa copy-holding clip pivoted thereto comprising a bar extending across the face of the cop plate belowthe rearwardly extending portion and movable toward and from the faceof the copy plate on anaxis disposed transversely thereto, a similarly formed leaf. retaining clip arranged above said copy holding clip and having its bar portion extending across the rearwardlyextending portion of the copy plate and tension members normally operating to force the bar portions of both clips in opposite. direct-ions against the copy plate. i p

6. In a copy holder, the combination with a copy plate. of a'copy re-taining'clip'pivoted thereto comprising a. bar extending across the face of the copy plate and moi able toward .and from the latter upon an axis disposed transversely thereto. said bar being provided at one end with a' portion extending angularly to the plane oi. the clip. a similarly formed leaf retaining clip arranged above the other. the axes of said clips being parallel. and tension members norma ly o 'verating to force the bars of both clipsin opposite directions against the face of the copy plat thev angulaily extending portions of Um two clips umxsLitutiug grigva ping points: mm m thnmnw sidv 0f fluplzme of 110 zaxvs of {3w 111.

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